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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also - the study of music.






2. A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.






3. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious.






4. Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional - flowery music; written in strict form.






5. The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.






6. Slow and stately dance music written in triple time.






7. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.






8. Pertains to tone or tones.






9. A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three people






10. Singing in unison - texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.






11. A group of 4 instruments - two violins - a viola - and cello.






12. A repeating phrase that is played at the end of each verse in the song.






13. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played grandly.






14. Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord.






15. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.






16. A short or brief sonata.






17. A short piano piece - often improvisational and intimate in character.






18. Sliding between two notes.






19. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.






20. The study of forms - history - science - and methods of music.






21. A dance written in triple time - where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.






22. A period in history dating from the 14th to 16th centuries. This period signified the rebirth of music - art - and literature.






23. Repetition of a single tone.






24. Includes all twelve notes of an octave.






25. A musical form where the melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. The individual parts may enter at different measures and pitches. The tune may also be played at different speeds - backwards - or inverted.






26. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.






27. A line in a contrapuntal work performed by an individual voice or instrument.






28. Time signature with three beats to the measure.






29. The highest female voice.






30. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.






31. Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.






32. A reprise.






33. A Boroque dance with a drone-bass.






34. A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera.






35. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.






36. A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not.






37. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.






38. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.






39. Pertaining to the sonata form - a fast movement in triple time.






40. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.






41. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.






42. The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.






43. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.






44. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.






45. The movement of chords in succession.






46. Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature.






47. A repeated phrase.






48. A portion of the range of the instrument or voice.






49. A quick 20th century dance written in double time.






50. A set of four musicians who perform a composition written for four parts.